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mitt romney now has 563 delegates. that's almost half of what he needs to secure the gop nomination. san for rum has 263. gingrich 135, and ron paul currently has 50 delegates. >>> the richmond city council is meeting tonight to decide whether to move ahead with proposed expansion of medical marijuana dispensaries. the council already agreed tentatively to increase the number of dispensaries from four to six. right now those dispensaries are confined to the hilltop mall and pacific east mall areas. any new dispensaries would be prohibited from opening near residential areas. >>> and california secretary of state is allowing supporters of a proposed ballot measure on medical marijuana to start collecting signatures. the measure would allow medical marijuana patients to form collectives enabling them to store and distribute cannabis. they could also be taxed. >>> okay could you be holding a winning mega million ticket that could be worth $240 million. in san leandro there was a steady flow of people who were picking numb
mitt romney now has 563 delegates. that's almost half of what he needs to secure the gop nomination. san for rum has 263. gingrich 135, and ron paul currently has 50 delegates. >>> the richmond city council is meeting tonight to decide whether to move ahead with proposed expansion of medical marijuana dispensaries. the council already agreed tentatively to increase the number of dispensaries from four to six. right now those dispensaries are confined to the hilltop mall and pacific...
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there have been several positive signs for romney this week. rick santorum said he would considering about his vice presidential running mate. and newt gingrich announced he was reducing his campaign staff. biden faulted romney for pushing tax cuts that fund the very companies that send jobs overseas. >> will we be a company that values the role of workers in the success of businesses and values the middle class? or are we going to move backwards to the same disasterrous philosophy that rewarded speculators, rather than builders? >> biden said the economy is now on the mend under president obama. he pointed to the manufacturing jobs added to the economy since january of last year. >>> democratic campaign treasurer is said to plead going on friday to charges that she embezzled more than $7 million from political campaigns and committees over a decade. senator dianne feinstein was among the victims. >>> american civil liberties union says the fbi gathered intelligence on bay area mosques when agents were supposed to be making friendly visits. the
there have been several positive signs for romney this week. rick santorum said he would considering about his vice presidential running mate. and newt gingrich announced he was reducing his campaign staff. biden faulted romney for pushing tax cuts that fund the very companies that send jobs overseas. >> will we be a company that values the role of workers in the success of businesses and values the middle class? or are we going to move backwards to the same disasterrous philosophy that...
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mitt romney is picking up six states. romney wins the state of ohio with 38% of the vote and a margin of 12,000 votes. we have live team coverage. amber lee has been talking to bay area voters. we begin with ken wayne who breaks down today's victory. >> reporter: there was no clean sweep tonight. elections were held in 10 states and each candidate expect ron paul claimed victories. mitt romney pulled out a win in massachusetts, vermont, , virginia and idaho. right now he's picked up eight additional delegates giving him a total of 351. let's move on to rick santorum. he gets an additional 68 delegates for a grand total of 156 delegates. we move on to the next candidate. newt gingrich he stays alive with the critical win of georgia. that gives him 52 more delegates today for a total of 85. and finally, the fourth major candidate, ron paul who is promising to go the distance winning just 14 more delegates today. for a total of 39. we're still waiting for the results from alaska where the polls just closed an hour ago. keep
mitt romney is picking up six states. romney wins the state of ohio with 38% of the vote and a margin of 12,000 votes. we have live team coverage. amber lee has been talking to bay area voters. we begin with ken wayne who breaks down today's victory. >> reporter: there was no clean sweep tonight. elections were held in 10 states and each candidate expect ron paul claimed victories. mitt romney pulled out a win in massachusetts, vermont, , virginia and idaho. right now he's picked up eight...
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gingrich took georgia last night. >>> mitt romney holds a big lead in the delegate count with 419. substantial, but not insurmountable. newt gingrich has 107. ron paul trails with just 47. a republican candidate needs 1144 delegates to clinch the nomination. >>> president obama's reelection campaign plans to release a documentary next week. his campaign manager said it will look at the challenges the nation faced, and the strides made during his presidency. it was directed by the same director who did al gore's film, an inconvenient truth. >>> for california voters there's not much of a contest in the presidential race. a new poll tonight from the public poll institute of california shows president obama favored by 53% of the voters, and the republican candidate, whoever that may be has 37%. the undecides are at 10%. >>> new details tonight in the domestic violence case against san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. court documents show his former girlfriend claims he left her with a small bruise during an argument. christine said he later apologized when he saw the bruise on her ar
gingrich took georgia last night. >>> mitt romney holds a big lead in the delegate count with 419. substantial, but not insurmountable. newt gingrich has 107. ron paul trails with just 47. a republican candidate needs 1144 delegates to clinch the nomination. >>> president obama's reelection campaign plans to release a documentary next week. his campaign manager said it will look at the challenges the nation faced, and the strides made during his presidency. it was directed by...
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plus romney's coming in with momentum. he won the puerto rico's 20 delegates sunday. >> those people who don't think that latinos will vote for a republican need to take a look in puerto rico. >> democrats question whether romney can seal the deal. >> every time it looks like mr. romney has some momentum, he gets set back. he hasn't been able to make the sale to his own party. >> republicans leaders say it is early in the game. >> we're only at halftime. i think that this process is going to play itself out. we will have a nominee i think fairly soon, one, two months away. >> newt gingrich and ron paul are on the ballot in illinois but with little support. gingrich himself said this one's largely between romney and santorum. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a family is grieving their loss of their daughter killed in a car crash in morocco. the accident happened on friday. she had participated in a fulbright conference of women in politics. her mother said she loved exploring the diversity of different cultures. >> she wan
plus romney's coming in with momentum. he won the puerto rico's 20 delegates sunday. >> those people who don't think that latinos will vote for a republican need to take a look in puerto rico. >> democrats question whether romney can seal the deal. >> every time it looks like mr. romney has some momentum, he gets set back. he hasn't been able to make the sale to his own party. >> republicans leaders say it is early in the game. >> we're only at halftime. i think...
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that is where mitt romney and rick santorum have been making rounds. according to the latest polls, romney leaves but the races closer than expected. the candidates are well aware of that fact. >> he has put us deeper in debt. he has slowed the recovery. >> this could be an amazing time in american history. right here in illinois. you can assure that ends. you can surprise the pundits. >> newt gingrich is focusing on louisiana. he and ron paul took the day off from the campaign trail. mitt romney is headed our way. he will attend a meeting at the american legion post 1 09. that is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on wednesday. no tickets are required. it is open to the public. other possible stops have not been announced. tended its will compete for 37 maryland delegates. -- candidates who compete for 37 maryland delegates. >> an attorney for robert bales describes the soldier's memory as sketchy. bales met with his attorney for more than three hours. >> you could not imagine a more difficult case. it has political and legal ramifications. social ramifications.
that is where mitt romney and rick santorum have been making rounds. according to the latest polls, romney leaves but the races closer than expected. the candidates are well aware of that fact. >> he has put us deeper in debt. he has slowed the recovery. >> this could be an amazing time in american history. right here in illinois. you can assure that ends. you can surprise the pundits. >> newt gingrich is focusing on louisiana. he and ron paul took the day off from the...
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>> mitt romney remains the front winner. >> mitt romney still is the guy with the most votes, the most delegates, the most money, the biggest organization. >> newt gingrich has some republicans calling on him to quit and rally behind rick santorum. >> a look for to getting to tampa -- i look forward to getting to tampa. >> ron paul is in missouri. another round coming. >> do some math for us. how does that look? >> mitt romney now has 495 delegates. he would need about half of the remaining delegates to clinch the nomination. rick santorum would need about 66% to clinch the nomination of those remaining delegates. a very high bar. >> tara mergener, thank you. >> a former governor is supposed to be in colorado to begin a prison sentence. >> a virginia jury reaches a verdict against virginia tech university. its decision when we cover the nation. >> this is the b-w parkway at maryland 32. more on weather and traffic when we come back >> welcome back. 5:10. 58 degrees downtown. we don't expect any trouble for the morning commute. the could be some thunderstorms later tonight. 51 at the ai
>> mitt romney remains the front winner. >> mitt romney still is the guy with the most votes, the most delegates, the most money, the biggest organization. >> newt gingrich has some republicans calling on him to quit and rally behind rick santorum. >> a look for to getting to tampa -- i look forward to getting to tampa. >> ron paul is in missouri. another round coming. >> do some math for us. how does that look? >> mitt romney now has 495 delegates. he...
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democrats question whether mitt romney can seal the deal. >> when it looks like mitt romney has momentum, he gets set back. >> republicans leaders say it is early in the game. >> it is at halftime. this process will play itself out. we will have a nominee a fairly c, 1 or two months away. >> newt gingrich and ron paul are on the ballot in illinois. this is largely between mitt romney and rick santorum. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 50 degrees on tv hill. coming up, mr. universe 50 years after winning his title. >> 8 road construction worker is a victim of a hit and run. >> another american death overseas. the circumstances surrounding her death and what her parents say she was visiting another country. >> we can see some showers moving into the western part of the state. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. queen anne's county school, 90 minutes late because of fog. there's a little bit of fog. >> we're starting to see s
democrats question whether mitt romney can seal the deal. >> when it looks like mitt romney has momentum, he gets set back. >> republicans leaders say it is early in the game. >> it is at halftime. this process will play itself out. we will have a nominee a fairly c, 1 or two months away. >> newt gingrich and ron paul are on the ballot in illinois. this is largely between mitt romney and rick santorum. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 50 degrees on tv hill. coming...
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mitt romney immediately pounced. rick santorum letter clarified and said he does care but is candidacy does not hinge on the unemployment rate. the national cherry blossom festival gets underway. the peak bloom is expected today through friday. we better get in the car. it is weeks ahead of normal. this is the 100th anniversary of the jury by trees on the north bank of the title blossom. >> the faa is going to take a fresh look rules banning the use of personal electronics on planes during taxiing and landing. in the rule change would not include cell phones or smart phones. they will test e-readers and tablets. it will be a lengthy process. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the faa should revise its rules to allow electronic devices like ipads to be used during all parts of a flight? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> it should make alec baldwin happy. number trouble. 62 degrees on tv hill. spring i
mitt romney immediately pounced. rick santorum letter clarified and said he does care but is candidacy does not hinge on the unemployment rate. the national cherry blossom festival gets underway. the peak bloom is expected today through friday. we better get in the car. it is weeks ahead of normal. this is the 100th anniversary of the jury by trees on the north bank of the title blossom. >> the faa is going to take a fresh look rules banning the use of personal electronics on planes...
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mitt romney took aim at president obama. >> out of touch? romney? [laughter] >> rick santorum went bowling and called romney out of sync with america but say he would sign on as romney's running mate if asked. newt gingrich faced questions about his wealth. >> both of my daughter's work as janitors. >> but they come from a wealthy family. >> that is not the plight. -- that is not the point. >> newt gingrich is cutting back his campaign. he says it is a bare bones strategy designed to capture the nomination if mitt romney cannot. >> 5:37. 59 degrees on tv hill. there are products on the market dealing with acne. >> using a creamed with a certain herb might work better than, acting treatments. -- acne treatments. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have an accident in the city and fire the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. while the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. go a l
mitt romney took aim at president obama. >> out of touch? romney? [laughter] >> rick santorum went bowling and called romney out of sync with america but say he would sign on as romney's running mate if asked. newt gingrich faced questions about his wealth. >> both of my daughter's work as janitors. >> but they come from a wealthy family. >> that is not the plight. -- that is not the point. >> newt gingrich is cutting back his campaign. he says it is a bare...
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. >> and mitt romney is on a roll. in d.c., the former massachusetts governor is expected to coast to victory in tuesday's primary. >> thank you for welcoming me. >> in maryland, polls show a double-digit lead over rick santorum, but the day's biggest prize, wisconsin. >> we're going to be working hard here in wisconsin. >> shaping up to be santorum's last chance to stop romney, who leads here, too. >> thank you all very much for coming. >> and on the heels formal endorsements from the bush family. >> barbara and i are very proud to fully and enthusiastically endorse and support our old friend, mitt romney. >> another high-profile republican endorsement is set for today. from wisconsin representative paul ryan. >> and newt gingrich and ron paul are still on the campaign trail, both making stops in wisconsin. in washington, i'm tara mergener, wbal-tv 11 news. >> president obama returns to the campaign trail today, attending two large fundraisers in vermont and maine. meantime, in washington, the senate defeats a move by
. >> and mitt romney is on a roll. in d.c., the former massachusetts governor is expected to coast to victory in tuesday's primary. >> thank you for welcoming me. >> in maryland, polls show a double-digit lead over rick santorum, but the day's biggest prize, wisconsin. >> we're going to be working hard here in wisconsin. >> shaping up to be santorum's last chance to stop romney, who leads here, too. >> thank you all very much for coming. >> and on the...
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. >> mitt romney was victorious in five other states. rick santorum earned bragging rights in some of the republican states. oklahoma, tennessee, and north dakota, raising fresh doubts about mitt romney. >> we have won and we're ready to win across this country. >> newt gingrich got the nod in his home state of georgia. >> there are lots of bunny rabbits and i'm the tortoise. >> are we going to win? >> we always win. >> ron paul did not get a single win. there'll be caucuses in wyoming on saturday. tara mergener, wbal-tv 11 news. >> mitt romney got 54% of the super tuesday delegates. rick santorum has 176 delegates. you can keep up with the republican race for the white house on our website. we have up to date numbers with an interactive map. just click on the politics section of wbaltv.com. >> a new twist in the investigation into the shooting death of a girl. a police officer has been suspended in connection with the case. jennifer franciotti is live this morning with more details. >> good morning. sources say the gun used to kill the
. >> mitt romney was victorious in five other states. rick santorum earned bragging rights in some of the republican states. oklahoma, tennessee, and north dakota, raising fresh doubts about mitt romney. >> we have won and we're ready to win across this country. >> newt gingrich got the nod in his home state of georgia. >> there are lots of bunny rabbits and i'm the tortoise. >> are we going to win? >> we always win. >> ron paul did not get a single...
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all you need to know about presidential hopeful mitt romney's trip to maryland this wednesday. and now your maryland lottery pick three and pick four numbers. >> good afternoon. i am angela jackson from wbal radio. those are your pick 3 numbers. play the $2 million logo hunt for a chance at prices up to $350,000. here is my prize -- let's play pick four. the maryland lottery -- let yourself play. >> hard to believe the first day of spring is officially tomorrow. >> hard to believe it has still been a winter. we are about 15 to 20 degrees above normal. >> thank you for joining us. [ clanking ] think we should have bought pre-assembled furniture? [ telephone ringing ] wait. [ male announcer ] some business decisions are better than others. the best decision is switching to verizon. you are good to go. thanks. that was easy! [ male announcer ] speed, reliability, and now with our worry free guarantee there's no better time to switch. get your choice of terms. no activation fees. a 30-day money back guarantee. flexible scheduling. professional on-site installation. and 24/7 tech su
all you need to know about presidential hopeful mitt romney's trip to maryland this wednesday. and now your maryland lottery pick three and pick four numbers. >> good afternoon. i am angela jackson from wbal radio. those are your pick 3 numbers. play the $2 million logo hunt for a chance at prices up to $350,000. here is my prize -- let's play pick four. the maryland lottery -- let yourself play. >> hard to believe the first day of spring is officially tomorrow. >> hard to...
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romney is expected to run away with the race. what are your impressions? >> we think every election is important, but, yes, we can tell with the absentee voting being so low the turnout will probably be quite low. >> reporter: polls open at 6:00 a.m. and close? >> 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. >> reporter: a long day. >> it is. >> reporter: hopefully we'll get some more people coming in and coming in to vote and cast their ballots for romney or ron paul. no write-ins are allowed on this ballot. back to you. polls open at 6:00 a.m. close tonight at 7:00. back to you. >> delia goncalves from falls church, virginia. >>> no primary in montgomery county in maryland but montgomery county is looking for people to serve as election judges at polling sites for the presidential elections next month and in november. the judges must be registered maryland voters and must be able to speak, read and write in english. bilingual volunteers are also needed. the judges cannot hold or be a candidate for public or party office or be serving as a campaign manager or treasurer. judges
romney is expected to run away with the race. what are your impressions? >> we think every election is important, but, yes, we can tell with the absentee voting being so low the turnout will probably be quite low. >> reporter: polls open at 6:00 a.m. and close? >> 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. >> reporter: a long day. >> it is. >> reporter: hopefully we'll get some more people coming in and coming in to vote and cast their ballots for romney or ron paul. no...
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mitt romney won. this was not a close race in any way, shape or form because he was only against ron paul. i'm a northern virginia resident. what i find interesting is you're not seeing the signs for mitt romney in a purple area of virginia. you would think he would be their candidate but there doesn't seem to be a ton of enthusiasm. the turnout was low yesterday. what is going on for mitt romney? >> i think virginia is an interesting state. like you just said, you are a northern virginian. virginia has pockets of conservatism but it's actually still quite a liberal place. there are people who work in washington and live in virginia who don't necessarily identify with people who would necessarily be from the south of virginia. so i think that the fact that he was the only person on the ballot besides ron paul did him wonders because it's not really a place that i think mitt romney would have naturally done well. the fact that newt gingrich and santorum weren't able to get on the ballot was a real stru
mitt romney won. this was not a close race in any way, shape or form because he was only against ron paul. i'm a northern virginia resident. what i find interesting is you're not seeing the signs for mitt romney in a purple area of virginia. you would think he would be their candidate but there doesn't seem to be a ton of enthusiasm. the turnout was low yesterday. what is going on for mitt romney? >> i think virginia is an interesting state. like you just said, you are a northern...
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randall pinkston, cbs news, the white house. >> that illinois poll that puts romney in the lead shows gingrich is supporting the state with just 13%. ron paul is at 8%. >>> the virginia town hit hardest by last august's earthquake will be settling in for a free concert featuring alan jackson, country music star. the town won the right to hold the show in an online contest. mineral will receive more than 31,000 votes in the competition. kansas city came in second that. jackson concert is set for may 20th and ill be with held in the parking lot behind the mineral library 36789. >>> expect some bigger crowds than -- library. >>> expect some bigger crowds than usual at the national cathedral next center. the central tower damaged in the august earthquake will reopen for one day only. visitors will be able to make the tower climb to see spectacular views of washington. cathedral officials say the tower is structurally safe for visitors. what a shot and a beautiful day. >> look at this. oh, we're getting spoiled. >> we really jump for joy in april for this. >> i want to thank my boys for ge
randall pinkston, cbs news, the white house. >> that illinois poll that puts romney in the lead shows gingrich is supporting the state with just 13%. ron paul is at 8%. >>> the virginia town hit hardest by last august's earthquake will be settling in for a free concert featuring alan jackson, country music star. the town won the right to hold the show in an online contest. mineral will receive more than 31,000 votes in the competition. kansas city came in second that. jackson...
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romney still has a healthy lead with 415 delegates. santorum in second with 176. newt gingrich at 105. ron paul trails with 47. 1144 delegates are needed to win the gop presidential no , nomination. >>> apple took the wraps off the latest generation of its computer tablet. the new ceo took to the stage to introduce what's new in the new ipad and we are in san francisco with more on the big reveal. >> lesli, there's now nine more days before the new ipad hits the market. the announcement came here today from san francisco and it's the first major unveiling for apple without steve jobs showcasing the new gadget. apple calls it simply the new ipad. it's the third generation of the company's wildly popular tablet computer. >> everyone has been wondering, who will come out with a product that is more amazing than the ipad 2 will stop wondering? we are. this new version has a sharper, higher resolution screen. 3.1million pixels worth and weighs just under 1.5-pounds, comes in black and white and has a faster processor. also a more advanced 5 megapixel camera and operate
romney still has a healthy lead with 415 delegates. santorum in second with 176. newt gingrich at 105. ron paul trails with 47. 1144 delegates are needed to win the gop presidential no , nomination. >>> apple took the wraps off the latest generation of its computer tablet. the new ceo took to the stage to introduce what's new in the new ipad and we are in san francisco with more on the big reveal. >> lesli, there's now nine more days before the new ipad hits the market. the...
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romney is coming off a landslide win in puerto rico. santorum angered many puerto ricans with comments last week saying they needed to make english their primary language if they wanted to pursue statehood. puerto rico is a self-governing u.s. common wells. >>> -- commonwealth. >>> gas prices hot topic on the campaign trail. national average $3.83. the same as yesterday up four cents from a week ago. prices up more than 30 cents over the last month. in california $4.35 in the bay area $4.40. the republicans are using the pain at the pump against president obama. >> energy prices ripple through the entire economy and drive prices up everywhere it is going to hurt average folks trying to make ends meet. >> mr. obama has fired back saying attacks are a ploy for so thes and not a genuine solution to the country's energy issues. >>> what would you give up, coffee, sex or the internet? >> what kind of question is that? >> you might be surprised at the answers. we have the bloomberg business report straight ahead. >> s had of colorado resident
romney is coming off a landslide win in puerto rico. santorum angered many puerto ricans with comments last week saying they needed to make english their primary language if they wanted to pursue statehood. puerto rico is a self-governing u.s. common wells. >>> -- commonwealth. >>> gas prices hot topic on the campaign trail. national average $3.83. the same as yesterday up four cents from a week ago. prices up more than 30 cents over the last month. in california $4.35 in the...
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romney is off a landslide win in puerto rico yesterday. his can chief rival santorum angered many with comments last week saying they needed to make english their primary language if they wanted to pursue statehood. puerto rico is a self-governing u.s. commonwealth. >>> gas prices continue to be a hot topic on the cam train dashcam pain trail. national average $3.84 up four cents if a week ago. prices up more than 30 cents over the last month in california our average $4.35 in the bay area $4.40. the republicans seeking to become president are using the pain at the pump against president obama. >> prices ripple through the entire economy and drive prices up everywhere and it is going to hurt average folks trying to make ends meet. >> mr. obama has fired back saying the attacks are a ploy for votes not a solution to the country's energy issues. >>> five charged in connection with the occupy cal protest in november set to be arraigned on misdemeanor charges. officers were there to dismantle tents that had been set up by demonstrators. protes
romney is off a landslide win in puerto rico yesterday. his can chief rival santorum angered many with comments last week saying they needed to make english their primary language if they wanted to pursue statehood. puerto rico is a self-governing u.s. commonwealth. >>> gas prices continue to be a hot topic on the cam train dashcam pain trail. national average $3.84 up four cents if a week ago. prices up more than 30 cents over the last month in california our average $4.35 in the bay...
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he's being out-spent 4-1 in that state by mitt romney. santorum's 4 p.m. visit today is open to the public. it will be followed by a private fundraising reception. santorum will then visit a private home in alamo tonight for another fundraiser. >>> the wife of suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi is speaking out on the scandal that threatens his job, from venezuela where she is visiting family. eliana lopez gave permission to a friend to write an opinion piece for the bay guardian in it, the couple's marriage became strained when the work an lick politician did not find his family role an easy -- easy fit. mirkarimi would not make time for marriage counseling. the strain between the couple erupted into physical violence when mirkarimi grabbed his wife's arm on knee new year's eve leaving a bruise. >>> new audit reveals the city of oakland has serious book keeping problems. the audit deals -- details instances where vendors were paid twice for the same work even some for not doing anything. out of 142,000 payments from 2008 to 2010, there were 4,0
he's being out-spent 4-1 in that state by mitt romney. santorum's 4 p.m. visit today is open to the public. it will be followed by a private fundraising reception. santorum will then visit a private home in alamo tonight for another fundraiser. >>> the wife of suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi is speaking out on the scandal that threatens his job, from venezuela where she is visiting family. eliana lopez gave permission to a friend to write an opinion piece for the bay...
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he's being out-spent 4-1 in that state by mitt romney. santorum's 4 p.m. visit today is open to the public followed by a private fundraising reception. he will 10 visit a private home in alamo tonight for another fundraiser. >>> wife of suspended ross mirkarimi is letting a friend speak out on the scandal that threatens to cost him his job. she is currently in venezuela visiting family this is eliana lopez we are talking about. she gave permission to a friend to write an opinion piece for the bay guardian. in it, the couple's marriage became strained when the workaholic politician did not find his family role an easy fit. she says mirkarimi would not make time for marriage counseling and writes that the strain the couple erupted into physical violence when mirkarimi grabbed his wife's arm on new year's eve leaving a bruise. lopez posted a link to the piece on the facebook page of the organization that called for the sheriff to resign. >>> plans to convert caltrain from diesel to electric power has cleared a final hurdle. the transportation commission voted
he's being out-spent 4-1 in that state by mitt romney. santorum's 4 p.m. visit today is open to the public followed by a private fundraising reception. he will 10 visit a private home in alamo tonight for another fundraiser. >>> wife of suspended ross mirkarimi is letting a friend speak out on the scandal that threatens to cost him his job. she is currently in venezuela visiting family this is eliana lopez we are talking about. she gave permission to a friend to write an opinion piece...
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mitt romney is looking to solidify his front-runner status. santorum looks to pull off an upset in the key state. katie marzullo is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: >> reporter: ohio is that key state. as you might expect, -- some provocative comments have been made. one by a candidate and within by a spouse. mitt romney's wife ann had people buzzing after an interview on fox news yesterday. she said she does not consider herself wealthy. not helpful since many accuse mitt romney of being out of touch. ann went on to explain because she has ms she believes wealth can be here today and gone tomorrow. newt gingrich garnered attention regarding iran he said the entire iranian government should be eliminated. that the u.s. should declare war if leaders block a key oil route in the mideast. romney and sanatorium statistically tied in ohio. >> we have been all over the state from a to accident -- from a to z. >> 12-1 is the ratio we've been outspent yet polls out today average five polls dead even here in the state of ohio. >> reporter: the other
mitt romney is looking to solidify his front-runner status. santorum looks to pull off an upset in the key state. katie marzullo is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: >> reporter: ohio is that key state. as you might expect, -- some provocative comments have been made. one by a candidate and within by a spouse. mitt romney's wife ann had people buzzing after an interview on fox news yesterday. she said she does not consider herself wealthy. not helpful since many accuse mitt romney...
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mitt romney is looking to solidify his front-runner status. santorum looks to pull off an upset in a key state. katie marzullo is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: ohio is that key state. it is getting the most attention in part because it is a battleground state in the general election. mitt romney and rick santorum are statistically tied in ohio. analysts say romney needs the win to break away from the rest of the pack. santorum feels he has a fighting chance. taking a break from the campaign trail this morning moments ago romney and santorum addressed the america-israel public affairs committee or apac in washington, d.c. they gave heated speeches on iran and right sized the obama administration's handling of iran's nuclear weapons program. -- >> the administration has agreed to open talks with the iranian government in spite of the u.n. resolutions that says they must stop processing of nuclear fuel to get those negotiations. another appeasement a >> as president i will be ready to engage in diplomacy. i will be just as ready to engage ou
mitt romney is looking to solidify his front-runner status. santorum looks to pull off an upset in a key state. katie marzullo is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: ohio is that key state. it is getting the most attention in part because it is a battleground state in the general election. mitt romney and rick santorum are statistically tied in ohio. analysts say romney needs the win to break away from the rest of the pack. santorum feels he has a fighting chance. taking a break from the...
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romney and santorum went into the state in a tie. romney won by only 12,000 votes. newt gingrich ron his home state of georgia as expected. last night he said nothing about walking away from this race. >> i'm the tortoise, i just take one step at a time. >> we've taken one more step towards restoring the promise of tomorrow. tomorrow we make up and start again. >> won in the west, midwest and south and we are ready to win across this country! >> reporter: ron paul did not place above second in any of the contests. he too made no indication that he was giving up, saying he's the only candidate different from the others. a candidate needs more than 1100 delegates to win the party as of last night romney had more than 400. next caucuses in kansas saturday. katie marzullo, live in the newsroom. >>> san jose voters are expected to resolve the city's bitter battle wits unions over pension reform. the council voted yesterday to put the issue on the june ballot. lawmakers say without pension reform, san jose will never emerge from its budget crisis. their measure calls for
romney and santorum went into the state in a tie. romney won by only 12,000 votes. newt gingrich ron his home state of georgia as expected. last night he said nothing about walking away from this race. >> i'm the tortoise, i just take one step at a time. >> we've taken one more step towards restoring the promise of tomorrow. tomorrow we make up and start again. >> won in the west, midwest and south and we are ready to win across this country! >> reporter: ron paul did...
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but mitt romney keeps his front-runner status for now after a narrow victory in a critical state and a few other big wins. katie marzullo is live in the newsroom with a look at the results that have three candidates declaring victory. >> reporter: it sounded like multiple victory speeches last night from the gop candidates for president. which is unusual, because super tuesday is typically, a strong indicator of which candidate will win the party nomination. mitt romney did technically win the most states, massachusetts, virginia, vermont, alaska, idaho and ohio. he garnered the most delegates, more than 200 giving him ail total of more than 400. but santorum is nipping at his he'lls in ohio closely watched because it is -- at his he'lls in ohio closely watched because -- santorum won oklahoma, tennessee and north dakota. newt gingrich as expected won georgia, his home state and the results have all three candidates claiming success. >> we are counting delegates and it looks good. >> we are going to get at least a couple gold medals and a whole -- >> i'm the tortoise, i just take one
but mitt romney keeps his front-runner status for now after a narrow victory in a critical state and a few other big wins. katie marzullo is live in the newsroom with a look at the results that have three candidates declaring victory. >> reporter: it sounded like multiple victory speeches last night from the gop candidates for president. which is unusual, because super tuesday is typically, a strong indicator of which candidate will win the party nomination. mitt romney did technically...
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mitt romney technically won the most states and delegates. he takes massachusetts, virginia, vermont, alaska, idaho and ohio. rick santorum was nipping at his heels in the battleground state he garnered 37% of the vote to romney's 38%. santorum won oklahoma, tennessee and north dakota. the results have both candidates claiming success. >> we are going to get at least a couple gold medals. and a whole -- full of silver. >> tonight we are counting up the delegates for the convention and it looks good. >> reporter: as expected, newt gingrich won georgia, his home state. georgia has the most delegates on the table yesterday. ron paul did not place above second in any of the contests. the concern among republicans is without a clear winner the candidates will continue to attack each other which will further hurt any of their chances of beating president obama come november. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> 4:33. israeli president shimon peres continues his bay area visit today. he will attend the annual launch conference in san francisco a gathering
mitt romney technically won the most states and delegates. he takes massachusetts, virginia, vermont, alaska, idaho and ohio. rick santorum was nipping at his heels in the battleground state he garnered 37% of the vote to romney's 38%. santorum won oklahoma, tennessee and north dakota. the results have both candidates claiming success. >> we are going to get at least a couple gold medals. and a whole -- full of silver. >> tonight we are counting up the delegates for the convention...
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people running here aggressively. >> and romney's 65th birthday. his wish isn't that surprising. >> we're going get this thing wron won. >> not possible. the race could go on for months but only romney has a clear path to the nomination and the magic number of 1144 delegates. santorum, newt gingrich and ron paul, best they can hope for is throw up a road block and maybe force a convention fight. >> sounds like someone has been listening to math class. >> math maying on romney's class but highways his work cut out for him. a new poll found only 66% of the republicans said they'd be satisfied with romney as a nominee. only 31% said they want to see him win the nomination. for now that may be tough. that same poll found mitt romney has an edge over president obama in a head to head match up. >> and we'll be tracking results from the republican primaries in alabama and mississippi right here on abc 7 news at 4:00 as well as abc 7 news.com/politic autos coming up next, penn state reveals the reason joe paterno was fired. >> why prosecutors think a man w
people running here aggressively. >> and romney's 65th birthday. his wish isn't that surprising. >> we're going get this thing wron won. >> not possible. the race could go on for months but only romney has a clear path to the nomination and the magic number of 1144 delegates. santorum, newt gingrich and ron paul, best they can hope for is throw up a road block and maybe force a convention fight. >> sounds like someone has been listening to math class. >> math...
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mitt romney has been working to win over voters tonight's vote doesn't matter as much to romney as to his rivals. >> i think the person the most to lose tonight is newt gingrich. >> abc 7's political analyst points out that newt gingrich goes into tonight with expectation he's the southern candidate. >> if he cannot win one of the two races tonight, then he's looking at a lot of pressure from people to get out and let santorum be the conservative candidate. >> rick santorum is trying to ramp up the pressure. >> you want to elect the most elected conservative? >> question if gingrich doesn't win, will he drop out? he's vowed to stay in. >> if we go to a convention, we'd be signaling our doom. >> and romney would like to close it out f he does drop out it's likely to help rick santorum more than mitt romney's, his best chance for a win is that santorum and gingrich will split the conservative vote. professor cane believes newt gingrich will win one two of the southern states tonight because the south just has not been romney country. we'll know, soon. >> thank you. >> and afghan student
mitt romney has been working to win over voters tonight's vote doesn't matter as much to romney as to his rivals. >> i think the person the most to lose tonight is newt gingrich. >> abc 7's political analyst points out that newt gingrich goes into tonight with expectation he's the southern candidate. >> if he cannot win one of the two races tonight, then he's looking at a lot of pressure from people to get out and let santorum be the conservative candidate. >> rick...
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early results show romney ahead with 55%. and there is a strong win yesterday but santorum vowing not to give up. rhetoric is becoming increasingly personal. >> i don't think you're going to replace an economic light weight with another economic light weight. >> i heard governor romney call me an economic light weight. because i wasn't a wall street financier. >> newt gingrich and ron paul have no planned events in illinois. >> there is the faa is moving away from radar technology to satellite navigation and says the change will make air travel more he fish skbrent passengers could see benefits as well. >> that is right. the acting director wants to redesign the system to be more in line with 21 century technology. they were in oakland today to announce faa's metroplex initiative, including sfo, san jose international airport and sacramento airport saying it will be more precise. >> this is a radar based system. it gives us a safe and a good view of what's happening but not as precise as satellite-based system that exists tod
early results show romney ahead with 55%. and there is a strong win yesterday but santorum vowing not to give up. rhetoric is becoming increasingly personal. >> i don't think you're going to replace an economic light weight with another economic light weight. >> i heard governor romney call me an economic light weight. because i wasn't a wall street financier. >> newt gingrich and ron paul have no planned events in illinois. >> there is the faa is moving away from radar...
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mitt romney was talking health care. standing in front of a sign saying repeal and replace ob yauchla care mitt romney dove tailed his hesage with a supreme court hearing and accused of president of going back on promise autos then, they said it would cut the cost of health insurance. >> critics hit him with flip flopping on health care. >> that is what we did in mismassachusetts. >> ob yaum yair is bad news, if i'm president i will repeel it. >> and the super pac released this video going after the president for flip flopping on the mandates. >> there is a plan and everybody taking responsibility for meeting this problem. >> we can try that to solve homelessness mandating everybody buy a house. >> the ad juxtaposes his support with the mandate to w.his opposition to the mandate when running against hillary clinton. >> what are you going to do about it? are you going to fine them? garnish their wages? >> and the president of course did reverse his position on the individual mandate. the supreme court will hear arguments
mitt romney was talking health care. standing in front of a sign saying repeal and replace ob yauchla care mitt romney dove tailed his hesage with a supreme court hearing and accused of president of going back on promise autos then, they said it would cut the cost of health insurance. >> critics hit him with flip flopping on health care. >> that is what we did in mismassachusetts. >> ob yaum yair is bad news, if i'm president i will repeel it. >> and the super pac...
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. >> romney has seen a bit of a surge here republicans may be starting over romney. he picked up key endorsements. and both happen to be from states that vote tomorrow. >> he knows how to create jobs. >> and romney will likely emerge as the overall winner in the race for delegates. >> i think after tomorrow, math becomes almost impossible for anyone else, other than mitt romney to win this. >> don't listen to poll asks don't listen to media hype. >> ohio voters are familiar with the political spotlight. tomorrow a win for rick santorum means the campaign is still alive. for mitt romney it means for the rest of the republican field the end of the road may be near. back to you. >> thank you. and abc 7's political reporter joins us now. there is as big as super tuesday may be it seems like it's not going to be a decisive win for anyone. >> the republican establishment would like the end of the road to be near. state is voting tomorrow, awarding delegates pro portionally meaning they will be divided accord together vote this, is the strategy the republican party decided
. >> romney has seen a bit of a surge here republicans may be starting over romney. he picked up key endorsements. and both happen to be from states that vote tomorrow. >> he knows how to create jobs. >> and romney will likely emerge as the overall winner in the race for delegates. >> i think after tomorrow, math becomes almost impossible for anyone else, other than mitt romney to win this. >> don't listen to poll asks don't listen to media hype. >> ohio...
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moit mitt romney leads delegate count with 401. rick santorum won three states. and there is newt gingrich had one win. romney barely won ohio by one point he renewed a call for his opponent to drop out. santorum supporters earnin earning -- urging gingrich to leave the race, numbers wise waits a big win for romney. >> i don't see anyway anyone can beat him. i think what they can do is deprive him of having enough delegates to get the nomination before the convection. >> romney could face a tougher challenge if one opponent drops out that is because gingrich and santorum are splitting the consempb tiff vote right now. >> joe the plumber may soon become joe the congressman. sam you'll wuz wuz won in the ninth correctional district catapulted into national fame when he confronted then candidate barack obama during the 2008 campaign. he will face off against in november. captor is a longest serving woman in the house of representatives. >> and an effort under way to allow inmates to county jails to be granted the right to vote. the league of women voters filed suit
moit mitt romney leads delegate count with 401. rick santorum won three states. and there is newt gingrich had one win. romney barely won ohio by one point he renewed a call for his opponent to drop out. santorum supporters earnin earning -- urging gingrich to leave the race, numbers wise waits a big win for romney. >> i don't see anyway anyone can beat him. i think what they can do is deprive him of having enough delegates to get the nomination before the convection. >> romney...
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mitt romney took six states. rick santorum 3. senior political reporter scott thuman is in the newsroom with what is next. >> you can argue any way you want, but the bottom line is super tuesday and by the numbers is a victory that mitt romney can relish today. do not tell that to the rest of the field. >> there is little arguing that mitt romney is in the driver's seat of the race now. super tuesday added to his already significant lead, and the numbers only complicate matters for his opposition. >> we have the time, resources and a plan to get all of the delegates. >> ohio was a win of the tiniest measure, but he also picked up five other states. his score board lead is growing at 364 delegates, he has more than the rest combined. daunting, perhaps. a deterrent? no, wait. -- no way. >> we are staying in this race, as i believe that will be impossible for a moderate to win the general election. >> the march is on to kansas mississippi, and alabama. while both its several of us today, they will need more cash. this race is gettin
mitt romney took six states. rick santorum 3. senior political reporter scott thuman is in the newsroom with what is next. >> you can argue any way you want, but the bottom line is super tuesday and by the numbers is a victory that mitt romney can relish today. do not tell that to the rest of the field. >> there is little arguing that mitt romney is in the driver's seat of the race now. super tuesday added to his already significant lead, and the numbers only complicate matters for...
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. >> and bob mcdonnell supports mitt romney. both governors say the economy will be a major factor. >> irish eyes were not the only ones smiling today as hundreds of reunners participated in the st. patrick's day race. after the race, the annual st. patrick's day parade it took place on constitution avenue. a cool start for the runners but it did warm-up and those temperatures are going to keep climbing this week. steve rudin expecting to be a popular man this week. >> beautiful outside. the sun will set at 7:15. not so bad. evening temperatures around 55- 65 degrees. we will see a slow cool down as we move through the evening hours. in terms of what we are going to see as we move through the overnight, or temperatures will eventually fall into the 30's and 40's. 63 at dulles airport, 62 at reagan national. morning temperatures will be in the 30's to lower to middle 40's. we have a big warm up on the way. could be flirting with the 80 degree mark. i will tell you when it. >> still to come on abc 7 news, a metro driver is under r
. >> and bob mcdonnell supports mitt romney. both governors say the economy will be a major factor. >> irish eyes were not the only ones smiling today as hundreds of reunners participated in the st. patrick's day race. after the race, the annual st. patrick's day parade it took place on constitution avenue. a cool start for the runners but it did warm-up and those temperatures are going to keep climbing this week. steve rudin expecting to be a popular man this week. >>...
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if he does this helps mitt romney win in california. rick santorum says it's time for conservatives to pull together. >> time is now to make sure that we have the best chance to win. >> many see chances getting better. >> it's now clear that the conservative candidate is turning out to be rick santorum. >> david miller believes splitting vote is working to romney's advantage. >> if gingrich were to drop out in illinois it would help santorum. i think it would have helped in ohio and michigan. >> abc 7's political analyst says having gingrich in the race will more likely help santorum. especially if he appeals to social conservatives in rural areas in the country. >> it doesn't make either one of them closer to being a nominee. but it has a better shot at keeping mitt romney from getting 1144. >> first to win 1144 wins the nomination. republican ad man. >> he's a good narrative to talk about gingrich and santorum. romney piled up more delegates last night. >> that is true. and romney pointed out that the math is on his side. >> this not
if he does this helps mitt romney win in california. rick santorum says it's time for conservatives to pull together. >> time is now to make sure that we have the best chance to win. >> many see chances getting better. >> it's now clear that the conservative candidate is turning out to be rick santorum. >> david miller believes splitting vote is working to romney's advantage. >> if gingrich were to drop out in illinois it would help santorum. i think it would have...
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. >> and commence made by mitt romney sure to have the obama campaign smiling. >> future of air travel. the efforts to help get you to your destination faster, as well as safer. stay with us. news at 4:00 continues. >>> tonight an update on a story i team brought you last month about jeep owners experiencing violent shaking at high speeds. >> it's been called death wobble. dan noyes has gotten attention of congress over this. >> and it's a story you'll see only on 7. and jeep yonors have two members of congress on their sichld including a bay area lawmaker. >> you won't expect this to happen on the pae highway but these videos show it does to jeep owners. they call it death wobble. >> it feels like the front end of the vehicle is going shake apart. >> the i team told you about two jeep owners who say it's happening so often they started documenting their wobbles. i experienced it on my own jeep, so has my producer, the vehicle hits a bump, wheels share, steering vibrates, only stop whgt vehicle slows down or stops. this has gotten attention of the ranking member of the energy and comme
. >> and commence made by mitt romney sure to have the obama campaign smiling. >> future of air travel. the efforts to help get you to your destination faster, as well as safer. stay with us. news at 4:00 continues. >>> tonight an update on a story i team brought you last month about jeep owners experiencing violent shaking at high speeds. >> it's been called death wobble. dan noyes has gotten attention of congress over this. >> and it's a story you'll see only...
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romney picked up delegates overnight. >> reporter: while all of us were sleeping, mitt romney picked up another 18 delegates. he'll probably add nine more later today. romney won very big in guam and in the mariana islands. he's expected to do well in the virgin islands today as well. 40 delegates in kansas. polls show that kansas will be rick santorum territory. all this leading up to tuesday. to what have become a couple of big races. mississippi and alabama. who would have thought those two races could have a big impact on the republican race? but they will. bianna? >> and romney knew this would be a tough round for him coming up on tuesday. any states he's likely to pick up at all? >> reporter: you know, what's surprising, he was not expected to do well in either mississippi or alabama. and it's now looking like he has a chance in alabama. and, of course, newt gingrich said he would go through the southern states and win. some question as to if he can survive if he doesn't win. romney could pick up a southern state, that could change this. it will be a big day on tuesday. with th
romney picked up delegates overnight. >> reporter: while all of us were sleeping, mitt romney picked up another 18 delegates. he'll probably add nine more later today. romney won very big in guam and in the mariana islands. he's expected to do well in the virgin islands today as well. 40 delegates in kansas. polls show that kansas will be rick santorum territory. all this leading up to tuesday. to what have become a couple of big races. mississippi and alabama. who would have thought...
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mitt romney can't lock up the nomination yet. in the race to be the big kahuna, he's the clear winner. if it's an island with a beach, he wins it. first guam, american samoa, virgin islands and now picking up puerto rico overnight. he won more than 80% of the vote there and all 20 delegates up for grabs. in terms of momentum and perception, it's tomorrow in illinois, that's the big catch. romney wants to prove he can lock up this race before the convention and a big win in the heartland could do just that. now, as for rick santorum, the two days he spent in puerto rico, seem mystifying, tomorrow is the vote in chicago. quantitiering time he could have been in illinois. where the race is close, five points it's tomorrow. >> for now, he's got big kahuna down. >>> there's a desperate search in georgia for a hot air balloon pilot being called a hero. ed ristano, 63 year old and a veteran balloonist, was taking skydivers up when a sudden thunderstorm blew in. he told everybody to jump, they did, they survived. he took his balloon up,
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. >>> the latest polls showing mitt romney holding a double-digit lead over rick santorum in illinois. while saying his campaign was focused on fundamental issues, santorum said the unemployment rate does not matter to him. he seemed to admit that that was a gaffe, saying he needs a do-over. >>> oprah's troubled new cable network, is laying off a fifth of its staff and bringing in new managers. ratings have not been so great since the channel debuted last year. >>> they have to try in the "desperate housewives" lawsuit. a judge has declared a mistrial, in nick lollette sheridan's tri. jurors were deadlocked. >>> now, to diane sawyer and what's on "world news tonight." good morning, diane. >> good morning, dan. and everybody at "gma." she is lighting up march madness. she left everything to take care of the sister who needed her. now, returning in triumph. talk about a championship story. it's tonight on "world news." >> thank you, diane. >>> the story of the corporal, the canine and a huge campaign for a reunion. they will be reunited this week in california. he could no longer serve
. >>> the latest polls showing mitt romney holding a double-digit lead over rick santorum in illinois. while saying his campaign was focused on fundamental issues, santorum said the unemployment rate does not matter to him. he seemed to admit that that was a gaffe, saying he needs a do-over. >>> oprah's troubled new cable network, is laying off a fifth of its staff and bringing in new managers. ratings have not been so great since the channel debuted last year. >>>...
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win in romney's march towards the nomination. here's the most important math for viewers to know. there are about 1,200 outstanding delegates. of those, mitt romney needs to win about 45% in order to win the nomination. that is certainly achievable. his closest rival, rick santorum, needs to win about 70%. very unlikely. you're going to start to hear a drumbeat from individuals, asking santorum and others to drop out. >> and what we heard from romney last night in his victory speech, we heard president obama's name mentioned a time or two. what's his message right now? >> reporter: it's very clearly a very stark choice between barack obama, who he's casting as a law professor, versus a conservative businessman. romney spoke last night almost as if he had clinched the nomination last night. he's setting the stage for the choice, as he wants to present it to the voters. >> but coming up next, we have louisiana. and we know santorum did very well down south last week, winning in mississippi and alabama. will he still feel the pressu
win in romney's march towards the nomination. here's the most important math for viewers to know. there are about 1,200 outstanding delegates. of those, mitt romney needs to win about 45% in order to win the nomination. that is certainly achievable. his closest rival, rick santorum, needs to win about 70%. very unlikely. you're going to start to hear a drumbeat from individuals, asking santorum and others to drop out. >> and what we heard from romney last night in his victory speech, we...
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ohio and tennessee are key for mitt romney. if he wins those states, he could finally establish himself as the inevitable nominee. more americans do hold a negative view of him than positive. >>> a north carolina man sentenced to life in prison for the beating death of his pregnant wife. his first trial ended in a hung jury. more from yunji de nies. >> reporter: the verdict came in a tense, emotional courtroom. >> life in prison without benefit of parole. >> reporter: the jury found jason young guilty of brutally beating michelle young to death in 2006 while she was five months preg nant with their son. michelle's mother clutched her daughter's suit. >> this is michelle's. >> reporter: michelle's sister found her lying dead in her home. her daughter hiding in her mother's room. >> sweetie, do you know what happened to mommy? did she fall? >> she got a boo-boo. she got boo-boos ever where. >> reporter: jason young claimed he was on a business trip. prosecutors said he made the trip back to raleigh in the middle of the fight and
ohio and tennessee are key for mitt romney. if he wins those states, he could finally establish himself as the inevitable nominee. more americans do hold a negative view of him than positive. >>> a north carolina man sentenced to life in prison for the beating death of his pregnant wife. his first trial ended in a hung jury. more from yunji de nies. >> reporter: the verdict came in a tense, emotional courtroom. >> life in prison without benefit of parole. >> reporter:...
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the romney campaign says it would take an act of god for mitt romney to lose the nomination now. they're exclusively focused on beating the president. while he wants to run in the general election he can't yet run away from the primaries. in this corner, the boston campaign headquarters of mitt romney. in this corner, the white house political operation of president obama. the bell has rung, the fight is on. at least that's the fight mitt romney wants. his plans for the coming days? twofold. hit the president on the economy. >> are you happy with the trillion dollars of additional debt every year? are you happy with high gasoline prices? >> reporter: and emphasize party unity. >> when we have a nominee, we'll come together. because barack obama has organized the conservative community. >> reporter: the problem for romney, while he wants to be boxing obama, he doesn't yet have the ring to himself. >> game on! >> reporter: the math may be near impossible for santorum. ♪ we finally got a man who will stand for what is right ♪ >> reporter: but he has a new campaign song from tayl
the romney campaign says it would take an act of god for mitt romney to lose the nomination now. they're exclusively focused on beating the president. while he wants to run in the general election he can't yet run away from the primaries. in this corner, the boston campaign headquarters of mitt romney. in this corner, the white house political operation of president obama. the bell has rung, the fight is on. at least that's the fight mitt romney wants. his plans for the coming days? twofold....
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a big win for mitt romney in puerto rico. the battleground everyone is watching is illinois. that's coming up tomorrow. let's get to john berman with the latest on that. >> mitt romney can't lock up the nomination yet. in the race to be the big kahuna, he's the clear win person if it's an island with a beach, he wins it. picking up puerto rico overnight. he won more than 80% of the vote there and all 20 delegates up for grabs. tomorrow in illinois is a big test. he wants to prove he can lock up the race before the convention. as for rick santorum, the two days he spent in puerto rico now seem miystifying. tomorrow is the vote there. >> for now, he's got big kahuna down. >>> there's a desperate sej in georgia for a hot air balloon pilot being called a hero. ed ristano was taking five sky-divers up when a sudden thunderstorm blew in. he told everybody to jump, they did, they survived. he took his balloon up, trying to ride out the storm above it. >>> in colorado this morning, a wind-driven wildfire is almost fully contained. it was in yuma county. the fire burned an area 14 by
a big win for mitt romney in puerto rico. the battleground everyone is watching is illinois. that's coming up tomorrow. let's get to john berman with the latest on that. >> mitt romney can't lock up the nomination yet. in the race to be the big kahuna, he's the clear win person if it's an island with a beach, he wins it. picking up puerto rico overnight. he won more than 80% of the vote there and all 20 delegates up for grabs. tomorrow in illinois is a big test. he wants to prove he can...
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look at vermont. 7 of 10 voted for someone besides romney. the president's chief adviser is capitalizing. saying romney is is too behold on the conservatives. >> if you don't have the strength to stand up to the most strident voices in your party, how are you going to stand up for ahmadinejad. >> reporter: meanwhile, the president is going swinging. >> can i hear an amen? >> reporter: he's visited the swing states of ohio, iowa, nevada, colorado, michigan, new hampshire, wisconsin, florida twice and virginia three times. one last sign that the primaries may not totally be over. next week, three fund-raisers in new york to raise money for the primaries. >> this election will turn on the state of the economy. that's where we turn now. a new positive jobs report out yesterday from a private research firm sent the stock market up. we want to get more from the anchor of street smart, trish reegen. you look at the jobs reports, all good news. 200,000 jobs a month. tomorrow, the big one comes out from the federal government. should we look for more
look at vermont. 7 of 10 voted for someone besides romney. the president's chief adviser is capitalizing. saying romney is is too behold on the conservatives. >> if you don't have the strength to stand up to the most strident voices in your party, how are you going to stand up for ahmadinejad. >> reporter: meanwhile, the president is going swinging. >> can i hear an amen? >> reporter: he's visited the swing states of ohio, iowa, nevada, colorado, michigan, new hampshire,...
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a region that could be an uphill battle for mitt romney. >> romney is having trouble closing the deal. he's heading into a tough couple of days. >>> also this morning, striking new video from that bizarre day care murder trial involving this guy who says visions of barry white and olivia newton-john told him to kill. he's mounting an insanity defense. in this jailhouse interview, he talks in very specific, rather cogent detail about his murder property. >>> final lly, a story we love. the latest internet sensation. an 85-year-old woman whose rave review of the newest restaurant many her town has been sent to millions. none other than olive garden. and she loved it. and some food snobs are teasing her about it. you're going to want to hear from her and see what she has to say. >> she loves her bread sticks. >>> we're going to kick off this morning with new video overnight of what some passengers are calling the most terrifying flight they have ever been on. the plane rolling down a runway when screams start to echo through the cabin. listen to this. [ screaming ] >> that is a veteran f
a region that could be an uphill battle for mitt romney. >> romney is having trouble closing the deal. he's heading into a tough couple of days. >>> also this morning, striking new video from that bizarre day care murder trial involving this guy who says visions of barry white and olivia newton-john told him to kill. he's mounting an insanity defense. in this jailhouse interview, he talks in very specific, rather cogent detail about his murder property. >>> final lly, a...